Director of distribution vs distributor

The differences between directors of distribution and distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a director of distribution, becoming a distributor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a director of distribution has an average salary of $126,210, which is higher than the $40,606 average annual salary of a distributor.

The top three skills for a director of distribution include continuous improvement, project management and distribution operations. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Director of distribution vs distributor overview

	Director Of Distribution	Distributor
Yearly salary	$126,210	$40,606
Hourly rate	$60.68	$19.52
Growth rate	6%	4%
Number of jobs	21,751	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	47
Years of experience	6	4

Director of distribution vs distributor salary

Directors of distribution and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Distribution	Distributor
Average salary	$126,210	$40,606
Salary range	Between $88,000 And $179,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Meta	ABB
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between director of distribution and distributor education

There are a few differences between a director of distribution and a distributor in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Distribution	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Director of distribution vs distributor demographics

Here are the differences between directors of distribution' and distributors' demographics:

	Director Of Distribution	Distributor
Average age	45	47
Gender ratio	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between director of distribution and distributor duties and responsibilities

Director of distribution example responsibilities.

Manage a staff of 80 in many healthcare locations.
Lead the development of operational and transportation KPIs to cover cost, quality and service.
Manage logistics operations issues that include branch logistics plan implementation, warehouse and delivery personnel management, inventory management and security/safety/housekeeping.
Enhance and publish procedures for FDA product recall requirements.
Improve communications with foreign vendors to reduce and improve upon FDA holds.
Orchestrate selection, acquisition and implementation of agile ERP and WMS technologies.

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Director of distribution vs distributor skills

Common director of distribution skills

Continuous Improvement, 9%
Project Management, 7%
Distribution Operations, 6%
Distribution Centers, 5%
Direct Reports, 4%
Process Improvement, 4%

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
Wellness Products, 4%